The sixth congress of the Islamic Labor Party was held in Tehran on Wednesday, the Fars news agency reported. Hossein Kamali, the secretary general of the party, Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, a senior…
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Iran is seeking a senior post on a UN committee that decides accreditation of NGOs. Iran was elected to the 19-member committee in April for a four-year term from 2015. The committee acts as…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran and the six major powers are "very close" to clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal and that the parties decided to extend the talks to hammer out…
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has expressed hope that Iran and the major powers would reach a final nuclear agreement, saying the settlement of the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program…
A foreign ministry official called on the states possessing chemical weapons to fully comply with their obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The third meeting of Iran-Oman strategic cooperation committee co-chaired by the deputy foreign ministers of the two countries was held in Muscat on Monday.
The officials reviewed bilateral…
President Hassan Rouhani says the era of "extremism" and "security atmosphere" has come to an end, emphasizing that he will remain committed to the pledges he made during his presidential campaign…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says the prevailing atmosphere in parliament is in favor of the administration.
He made the remarks in a televised interview broadcast live on Iranian…
Iran will convert more of its higher-grade enriched uranium into reactor fuel under an extended nuclear deal with the major powers, Reuters quoted a diplomatic source and a US think-tank as saying…
The pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is urging a dramatic escalation in sanctions on Iran in response to a recent seven-month extension of nuclear talks, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The…
The head of the United Front of Moderates of the Islamic Iran said on late Monday that the moderate political groups will join forces to take control of the Majlis in the next parliamentary…
The chairman of the Expediency Council says “colonial powers” and “authoritarian regimes” use sectarian rifts to create insecurity in the region.
First Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard on Tuesday attended the opening ceremony of the seventh plenary session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Lahore, Pakistan,…
In separate messages to UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri…
Seven domestically upgraded missile-launching vessels joined the navy’s fleet in a ceremony held on Monday at the First Naval Zone in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
A newly released report into security at Canada’s former embassy in Iran suggests that its officials were not faced with any serious threat as the Canadian government had claimed at the time.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says his government will never take any measure that may sabotage Baghdad's relationship with neighboring Iran under any circumstances because Tehran provided…
Bahrain’s foreign minister has announced a plan by the Persian Gulf Arab states to launch a joint military command based in Saudi Arabia in response to security challenges facing the bloc, among…
The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs left Tehran for Muscat on Monday, ISNA reported.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian travelled to Oman to attend a meeting of the Tehran-Muscat…
In an interview with Iranian television on late Sunday, First Deputy Parliament Speaker Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard said the Majlis has tried to have the “highest level of interaction” with the…
The new Jordanian ambassador to Iran submitted a copy of his credentials to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting on Sunday.
A senior advisor to the Leader says the nuclear negotiating team has observed all the red lines set by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the nuclear talks with…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran does its utmost to promote security and stability in Iraq.
He made the remarks in a meeting with UN Secretary General's Special…
The spokesperson for the judiciary said on Monday that Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi has been requested to take prompt action on acid attack cases in the capital.
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani will travel to Islamabad on Thursday for a two-day visit, ISNA reported on Monday. Larijani is scheduled to hold talks with Pakistani officials on bilateral ties…
